ARSON IS SUSPECTED IN THE FIRE THAT BROKE OUT IN A HOME ON THE 18000 BLOCK OF HOOVER STREET. SALINAS FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE RESPONDED TO THE FIRE WHERE BOTH AN OLDER WOMAN AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER EVACUATED FOLLOWING A NEIGHBOR ALERTING THEM TO BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM THE GARAGE. NOBODY WAS HURT IN THE BLAZE, INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SCENE HAS LED POLICE AND FIRE OFFICIALS TO BELIEVE IT WAS ARSON. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
